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This break could not have come too soon!!

Do any of you psychiatric nurses have mental illnesses? Do you think this makes your job harder or easier? I am interested in psychiatric nursing, but I have a mental illness. I'm not sure if going into psychiatric nursing would be a good idea becaus...

I am a student at Ivy Tech in Gary. I think I saw on another thread you stated you have 3 B's and 1 A. This will give you a total of 90 points. You also get 3 points if you live in the region to which you are applying. This score is then combined wit...

Oh, I have definitely learned to listen when friends and family tell me I'm acting a little off! My husband is very supportive and reminds me to stay on my medications, especially when I'm not acting right. He doesn't nag about it; he simply asks if ...

That is a scary statement. If they pad the grades to get people through, what are these students going to do when it comes time to take the NCLEX? Speaking of which, what is their NCLEX pass rate? That is something that should be taken into considera...

I think another point needs to be made... Leave religion out of it unless you know the religious beliefs of the family. If there is any uncertainty at all, do not mention god, angels, past lives, "being chosen" and whatever else may be considered off...

I can hardly wait until orientation/registration tomorrow! I'm so excited!

Thank you all for the insightful replies. My condition is under control with medications. Some of the medications I have been on in the past would definitely not have allowed me to go into psychiatric nursing (or even go back to school to begin with)...

2bsy - All this talk about scheduling has me super excited about our orientation, too! So, you're not alone on that point! I've been impatiently waiting for January to hurry up and get here since I submitted my application in August. LOL I've been lo...

Psychiatric units in hospitals often have "no physical contact" rules preventing patients from touching each other, even if both parties consent. This includes the privacy of the patients' rooms, so I would have to say it should be stopped.

I wish our orientation was tomorrow! I just want to go so all of my questions will be answered. Just two more weeks of waiting.........

I took Abnormal Psych online, and it was great! I decided to take it instead of Lifespan because I am very interested in abnormal psych and mental disorders. We had to write a few case study papers over various mental disorders. Other than the case s...

Which chapters? We just took our third exam on Thursday. It was over chapters 6, 7, 8, & 9.

I was thinking about taking the class on November 14th, but Saturdays are usually pretty hectic for me. I'm signed up for the class this Friday. I just want to get it over and done with so it's out of the way. It'll be one less thing I have to have o...

2bsy - LOL that's too funny! I just scheduled an appointment with her a few hours ago. Great minds think alike? =)

2bsy - What association did you schedule a CPR class through? AHA... Red Cross... or something else? I tried looking on the AHA website, but there are a few different CPR course options. I'm not sure which one I would need, but none of them are offer...

What part of Indiana are you located? That will help with suggestions in your local area. =)

2bsy - I wish I knew more about what we need to buy. I'd like to start buying things we need now, so I can spread the total cost out over the span of a couple months instead of being hit with it all at once. I'm on a very tight budget! The only thin...

2bsy - I think my registration is November 17th from 10 a.m. to noon. Someone in my Microbiology class got accepted into the LPN to ASN transition program. Her registration is the same day, only it is from 1-3 p.m. When is your registration?

Congrats 2bsy!

Lennon - That's great to hear you're enjoying your classes and clinicals! I can hardly wait until orientation! I'm just excited to get started

Csab, that's a great idea. I wish I knew someone who just finished the ASN program. I only know a few people around here interested in the program, but since they're still working on the pre-reqs, they get all of their books from ME!

My letter didn't come as a big packet, either. It came in a regular sized envelope and just had the letter, a paper to fill out to accept or decline, and an envelope to mail the accept/decline notification back to the nursing department. So, thinking...

I got an email invitation to join, so I paid the dues and joined. I also joined because I've heard it looks good on scholarship applications and on job resumes. The induction ceremony for Ivy Tech's Region 1 was this past Saturday. Dress code was bus...

I'm sorry to hear you didn't get in to the ASN program 2bsy2slp That really sucks. I was really hoping you'd get in since you're like the only other one on the board from up here in Region 1. I hope you get in to the LPN program so you can get star...